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Show TO BE JMSCARDED. The Union Pacific Oivil Engineers' Headquarters Head-quarters in Salt Lake City Pernumntly Closed, HOU, P.COKSTEDCTION THIS YEAE The Fapm and Property of the Department Depart-ment to be Shioped to Omaha Construction Con-struction G.ng Wiped Out, If. M. McCartney of the Union Pacific Pa-cific engineer corps arrived from tho east last night in Salt Lake. He was sitting in a red rocker in C. E. Dart's oilier at the U. P. depot this morning when a Timks man spoke to him. In his hands were a lot of papers covered I with hieroglyphics to which he was I giving his attention, j "Will the Union Pacific engineers' oflioe be moved to Omaha?" asked j the reporter. j "The I'nion Pacific construction de-j de-j partment has been wiped out entirely," I said .Mr. McCartney. "The papers, I boxes, luggage and property at the ! engineers' headquarters in the Deseret ; building in this city will be shipped j east to Omaha. j "The I'uion Pacific will construct I nothing this year, but hold ou to what it has. The management will not even ' put in a switch where it can avoid doing so. All tho uncompleted work will remain in its present condition. 1 tell VOtl. the fninn PaeiHi. ia ratitxnind all along the line. "What do you propose doing?" "Now you have me. I am open for engagements. Don't report that I resigned. That's not so. I have never yet resigned from a position. Always stay until I'm tired, then take my time and quit. At present we are trying to find just how a man gets eight days work in one week. Just now we have not arrived at any satisfactory conclusion, but no man knoweth what a day will bring forth." Just here a man came in and asked Mr. McCartney if he wanted to ell the desk in his office. The reply was in the affirmative and the bargain point was soon reached. |